The next-gen consoles are sexy as hell, but it’s not all bad being the reigning “last-gen” champ either. With more than 100 million PlayStation 2 consoles sold, software companies can afford to be a little adventurous — after all, even if their game appeals to only 1 percent of that…
Ask a random person five years ago what Sudoku was and you’d be lucky if he mumbled something about Japanese ritual suicide. But go down any supermarket’s magazine aisle today and you’ll find whole racks stuffed with cheapie newsprint books full of the addictive puzzles. People can’t get enough. They…
The concept behind All-Pro Football 2K8 is simply wonderful: Imagine a fantasy football league in which you draft from a pool not of this season’s top players but of the greatest NFL players of all time: Joe Montana, John Elway, Dick Butkus, Jerry Rice, Marcus Allen, Mike Ditka, and more…
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: E (for Everyone)
Score: 9 (out of 10)
Publisher: Microsoft
Platform: Xbox 360
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: M (for Mature)
Release Date: September 25
Publisher: Activision
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: T (for Teen)
Score: 6 (out of 10)
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Platform: PSP
Price: $29.99
ESRB Rating: M (for Mature)
Score: 4 (out of 10)
The residents of Mount Olympus haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep since Kratos moved in. Not only is the new god of war a grumpy, self-professed god-hater, he got the throne by killing Ares, something that naturally makes the other gods a little . . . jumpy. It’s not long…
Publisher: Sony
Platform: PlayStation 3
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: T (for Teen)
Score: 6 (out of 10)
Publisher: Microsoft Game
Studios
Platform: Xbox 360
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: M (for Mature)
Score: 8 (out of 10)
Publisher: Sega
Platform: PlayStation 3
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: T (for Teen)
Score: 8 (out of 10)
Lately, the Nintendo DS has become a virtual Monster.com. You can play a defense attorney (Phoenix Wright), surgeon (Trauma Center), and even a cook (Cooking Mama). Now, thanks to Hotel Dusk: Room 215, you can add private eye to that list. But don’t expect the sexy detective work of Chinatown…
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Platform: Xbox 360
Price: $49.99
ESRB Rating: E (for Everyone)
Score: 9 (out of 10)
Publisher: Sony
Platform: PlayStation 3
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: M (for Mature)
Score: 7 (out of 10)
I did not have to fend off a horde of bloodthirsty geeks for my PS3. And nobody shot me either, as one hapless Connecticut gamer was. Actually, I just preordered my console weeks ago, and on the day it came out, I walked into the store, paid for it, and…
Viewed from an airplane high over the islands of San Esperito, the land seems to stretch out endlessly. The sun slowly rises over the ocean, bathing the clouds in ochre and throwing stark shadows on the lush jungle below. If only there were something worth doing down there. Welcome to…
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox 360
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: M (for Mature)
Score: 9 (out of 10)
Publisher: Sega
Platform: Xbox 360
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: T (for Teen)
Score: 8 (out of 10)
Publisher:Namco Bandai Games
Platform: PlayStation 2
Price: $39.99
ESRB Rating: T (for Teen)
Score: 8 (out of 10)
Yet another Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has come and gone, and this one was the biggest yet. Exhibitors know all too well that a strong showing at E3 — an event heavily covered by both industry and mainstream press — can turn a great product into a blockbuster and a…
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo DS
Price: $19.99
ESRB Rating: E (for Everyone)
Score: 8 (out of 10)
Publisher: 2K Games
Platform: PC, Xbox 360
Price: $59.99
ESRB Rating: T (for Teen)
Score: 10 (out of 10)
